EP4277849C0 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erfassung von taumelnden weltraumobjekten - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erfassung von taumelnden weltraumobjekten

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EP4277849C0
EP4277849C0 EP21919530.2A EP21919530A EP4277849C0 EP 4277849 C0 EP4277849 C0 EP 4277849C0 EP 21919530 A EP21919530 A EP 21919530A EP 4277849 C0 EP4277849 C0 EP 4277849C0
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rotating space
space objects
detecting rotating
detecting
objects
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Michael Lindsay
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Astroscale Holdings Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/28—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/10—Artificial satellites; Systems of such satellites; Interplanetary vehicles
    • B64G1/1078—Maintenance satellites
    • B64G1/1081—Maintenance satellites for debris removal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/222—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles for deploying structures between a stowed and deployed state
    • B64G1/2221—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles for deploying structures between a stowed and deployed state characterised by the manner of deployment
    • B64G1/2222—Folding
    • B64G1/2224—Folding about multiple axes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/244—Spacecraft control systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/64—Systems for coupling or separating cosmonautic vehicles or parts thereof, e.g. docking arrangements
    • B64G1/646—Docking or rendezvous systems
    • B64G1/6462—Docking or rendezvous systems characterised by the means for engaging other vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/28—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect
    • B64G1/286—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using inertia or gyro effect using control momentum gyroscopes (CMGs)

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
EP21919530.2A 2021-01-14 2021-10-21 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur erfassung von taumelnden weltraumobjekten Active EP4277849B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US202163137680P 2021-01-14 2021-01-14
PCT/JP2021/038917 WO2022153639A1 (en) 2021-01-14 2021-10-21 Method and device for capture of tumbling space objects

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EP4277849A1 EP4277849A1 (de) 2023-11-22
EP4277849A4 EP4277849A4 (de) 2024-12-11
EP4277849C0 true EP4277849C0 (de) 2026-03-04
EP4277849B1 EP4277849B1 (de) 2026-03-04

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US (1) US12479603B2 (de)
EP (1) EP4277849B1 (de)
JP (1) JP7713524B2 (de)
WO (1) WO2022153639A1 (de)

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EP4277849A1 (de) 2023-11-22
EP4277849A4 (de) 2024-12-11
JP7713524B2 (ja) 2025-07-25
EP4277849B1 (de) 2026-03-04
US12479603B2 (en) 2025-11-25
US20240101280A1 (en) 2024-03-28
JP2024502868A (ja) 2024-01-23
WO2022153639A1 (en) 2022-07-21

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